The difference between Commonplace and Exceptional

When used as nouns, commonplace means a platitude or cliché, whereas exceptional means an exception, or something having an exceptional value.

When used as adjectives, commonplace means ordinary, whereas exceptional means forming an exception.

Commonplace is also verb with the meaning: to make a commonplace book.

check bellow for the other definitions of Commonplace and Exceptional

  1. Commonplace as an adjective:

    Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

  1. Commonplace as a noun:

    A platitude or cliché.

  2. Commonplace as a noun:

    Something that is ordinary.

  3. Commonplace as a noun:

    A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.

  4. Commonplace as a noun:

    A commonplace book.

  1. Commonplace as a verb:

    To make a commonplace book.

  2. Commonplace as a verb:

    To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.

  3. Commonplace as a verb (obsolete):

    To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Exceptional as an adjective:

    Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

    Examples:

    "What an exceptional flower!"

  2. Exceptional as an adjective:

    Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

    Examples:

    "The quality of the beer was exceptional."

  3. Exceptional as an adjective (geometry):

    Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

    Examples:

    "an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor"

  1. Exceptional as a noun:

    An exception, or something having an exceptional value

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